Reactivity of Human Sera to Different Strains of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae in Immunodiagnostic Assays
Magnarelli L, IJdo J, Dumler J, Heimer R, Fikrig E. Reactivity of Human Sera to Different Strains of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae in Immunodiagnostic Assays. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 178: 1835-1838. PMID: 9815246, DOI: 10.1086/314516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNCH-1 strainIndirect IFAHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agentHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisWestern blot analysisInfected neutrophilsPromyelocytic leukemia cellsHuman promyelocytic leukemia cellsAntibody detectionGranulocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichia equiDifferent strainsHuman isolatesLeukemia cellsSerumImmunodiagnostic assaysBlot analysisGranulocytic ehrlichiaeIFA analysisHuman serumIFAEhrlichiaeAssaysSeropositivityPatients